define palm of hand
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palm A unit of length equal to either the width or the length of the hand. 3. The part of a glove or mitten that covers the palm of the hand. 4. Nautical A metal shield worn by sailmakers over the palm of the hand and used to force a needle through heavy canvas. 5. Nautical The blade of an oar or paddle.
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Supination of Hand and Forearm Supination of the hand and forearm refers to the action of rotating the forearm so that the palm of the hand faces upward. Forearm torque is a risk factor for musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace. Tasks involving this type of static or repetitive forearm twisting are associated with worker injury and discomfort.
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Definition A simian crease is a single line that runs across the palm of the hand. People usually have 3 creases in their palms. The term simian crease is not used much anymore, since it tends to have a negative meaning (the word simian refers to a monkey or ape). The crease is usually just referred to as a single palmar crease. Single palmar crease; Transverse palmar crease; Palmar crease.
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- The hero of this tale stared stupidly at the pastoral picture as if he had never seen such a thing in all his life; then he put his hand to his head, passed it through his hair and, withdrawing it, attentively considered the palm--a singular thing to do.
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Glove A glove (Middle English from Old English glof) is a garment covering the whole hand. Gloves have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and the thumb; if there is an opening but no (or a short) covering sheath for each finger they are called fingerless gloves.
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palm have someone in the palm of your hand in your power, in your control, in your clutches, have someone at your mercy He had the board of directors in the palm of his hand. palm someone off fob someone off, dismiss, disregard, pooh-pooh (informal) Mark was palmed off with a series of excuses.
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functional position of the hand functional position of the hand. functional position of the hand. a position for splinting the hand, including the wrist and fingers. It consists of dorsiflexing both the wrist between 20 and 35 degrees and the proximal interphalangeal joints between 45 and 60 degrees. The thumb is abducted and in opposition and alignment with the pads of the fingers.
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What Your Skin Says About Your Health Slideshow Tripe Palms. Tripe palms describes a skin condition in which the skin of the palm becomes thick and velvety-white with pronounced folds in the lines of the hand. The skin resembles boiled tripe. About 90% of cases can be linked to cancer. If only the palms are involved, it may likely be lung cancer.
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- If Exmouth seems a little far, the 6 mile walk from Budleigh Salterton to Sidmouth may be the section of the South West Coast Path for you.
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manus manus /ma·nus/ (ma´nus) pl. ma´nus [L.] hand. manus (mā′nəs, mä′-) n. pl. manus. The distal part of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the wrist and hand or the carpus and forefoot. manus. See hand. hand (hand) [TA] The portion of the upper limb distal to the radiocarpal joint, comprising the wrist, palm, and fingers. Synonym(s): manus [TA] . [A.S.] manus the hand or forefoot of a TETRAPOD. manus. pl. manus [L.] hand. Patient discussion about manus. Q. why my hands are getting purple and freezing?
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manus lobster-claw hand cleft hand. obstetrician's hand the contraction of the hand in tetany; the hand is flexed at the wrist, the fingers are flexed at the metacarpophalangeal joints but extended at the interphalangeal joints, and the thumb is strongly flexed into the palm.
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- 'Happy Trails' was the theme to the Roy Rogers radio and then television show. It was written by Dale Evans and sung by her and Roy at the end of every show. When Roy wa … s with the Sons of the Pioneers, their signature tune was 'Tumblin' Tumbleweeds'.
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Bones of the hand The human hand is at the end of the arm and is composed of five digits. Index: second finger of the hand, next to the thumb. Second finger: middle finger of the hand. Third finger: second finger from the outside of the hand. Fourth finger: small finger closest to the outside of the hand. Distal phalanx: bone at the end of a finger. Middle phalanx: small, middle bone of a finger.
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- hand. Your hand is the part of your body at the end of your arm. It includes your fingers and your thumb. Don't refer to a particular person's hand as 'the hand'. Say his hand or her hand. You refer to your own hand as my hand. The young man held a letter in his hand.
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Glove A leather glove is a fitted covering for the hand with a separate sheath for each finger and the thumb. This covering is composed of the tanned hide of an animal (with the hair removed), though in recent years it is more common for the leather to be synthetic.
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Anatomical terms of motion These terms refer to flexion between the hand and the body's dorsal surface, which in anatomical position is considered the back of the arm; and flexion between the hand and the body's palmar surface, which in anatomical position is considered the anterior side of the arm.
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- Simmons BP, Vasile RG. The clenched fist syndrome is an entity in which the patient keeps one or both hands tightly clenched. It is seen in all groups; hand dominance or compensation is not a factor. It usually follows a minor inciting incident and is associated with swelling, pain, and paradoxical stiffness.
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- Hand Span is the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger in a stretched hand.
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Thumb The thumb is the first digit of the hand. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position (where the palm is facing to the front), the thumb is the outermost digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thumb is pollex (compare hallux for big toe), and the corresponding adjective for thumb is pollical.
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Hand Span Measures Hand span is a measure of distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger with the hand fully extended.
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- Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia. have somebody in the palm of your hand. to have so much control over someone that they will do whatever you want them to do She's got her boyfriend eating out of the palm of her hand.
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List of gestures 1 Fig sign is a gesture made with the hand and fingers curled and the thumb thrust between the middle and index fingers, or, rarely, the middle and ring fingers, forming the fist so that the thumb partly pokes out.
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What Is the Average Variable Cost Formula? The average variable cost formula is AVC = VC(Q). Average variable costs represent a company's variable costs divided by the quantity of products produced in a particular period of time. Variable costs are those that vary or alter based on the amount of product produced. Keep Learning.
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What is the meaning of wind span and weight span? Hand span is the distance from the tip of your thumb to the tip of your little finger when your hand is outstretched completely.
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Glove A glove is a garment covering the whole hand. Gloves have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and the thumb; if there is an opening but no covering sheath for each finger they are called fingerless gloves. Fingerless gloves having one large opening rather than individual openings for each finger are sometimes called gauntlets, though gauntlets are not necessarily fingerless. Gloves which cover the entire hand or fist but do not have separate finger openings or sheaths are called mittens